Ireland scrape past Armenia but result does little to help status of Project Kenny

As the nation takes stock before Sunday week’s Euros draw and a campaign in which results will be demanded by the many who have displayed patience, the scale of progress remains incremental.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2022 - 21:49

Alan Smith

The progression was never going to be linear but as Ireland scraped a bafflingly narrow win, in turn preserving their Nations League status, it was hard not to ultimately feel very confused about Project Stephen Kenny.

For 70 minutes it was one-way traffic, a performance that was anything but antsy as it seemed the manager would, again, mute dissenting voices just as the gripes threatened a return to an audible level.